Food and drinkMango sticky rice in Thai
“Mango sticky rice” in Thai is ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วงkâao-nǐaw má-mûang.
mango sticky rice noun
- kâao falling
- nǐaw rising
- má high
- mûang falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
Classifier: จานjaan · plate; a plate of (food)
How to use it
Sweet sticky rice soaked in salted coconut cream, กะทิgà-tí, served with slices of ripe yellow mango and a sprinkle of crispy mung beans. Thais name it rice first: ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วงkâao-nǐaw má-mûang is literally "sticky rice mango".
It's at its best in mango season, roughly March to May, when stalls pile up the sweet น้ำดอกไม้náam-dàwk-máai mangoes.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- khao niao mamuang
- khao niew mamuang
- kao neow mamuang
- khao neeo ma muang
- khao niaow mamuang
- kao niao ma muang
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